Suspenders.



P. V. WADE. SUSPENDBRS.

APPLICATION TILED FEB.9,1910.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

:suspcnders, the back and shoulder Cit SUSPENDERS.

$pecificatin of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25,193".

Application filed February 9, 1910. Serial No. 542,979.

To (152107101): [2 may concern Be it known that I, From Vfllann, of Eastlh'idgcwater. 'in the county of Plymouth and State of Illtlfifitttllllhdl. have invented certain new and useful lmproveinw"s in Suspenders. of whicn the hallowing is l specification.

This invention has for its obje t the provision of a pair of suspenders combining the desired elasticity atlori'led by suspenders of elastic woven fabric. with a great degree of strenp'th and durability and freedom l'roin liability to discoloration.

The invention embodied in a pair of strap members of which. as well as the button engaging suspcader ends. are made ol wire. suitable provision being made for elasticity in the alrap members. and for adjustability in the connection of the SIlfiPtlltlQlf-QlltlS with the strap members 'lhe invention conraists in the improveluenls which l will now proceed to describe and claim.

()l the accompanying drawings, forming a part ol this specil'ication. Figure l represents a view ot a pair of suspciulcrs embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a section on line 2--2 ol l ig. 1. Fig. 3 represouls a perspective view (it? one of the suspemlerwnd coupling member's. Fine, -i and i1 rtptc-clit perspective views illustrating dc ails.

The ame reference characters indicate the 2llllt parts in all the figures.

in a pair of susnciulcrs embodying my invention. the parts corresponding to the usual woven Fabric back st up and shoulder strapa are constructed of wire, the construction being: such that the said parts have a Suitable degree ol elasticity so that they are adapted to extend under strain. and to automati "ally contract. For convenicnctx l will ternrthe said wire substitutes strap members.

Referring to Fig. l, 0 represents the back strap member, and Z), L the shoulder strap membcn said members being connected by a metallic eonnectinp member 0. Each of the suspendencnds e is composed of wire twisted together along the main porticai, and bent at the and portions to form buttonengraging eyes c.

in the g'neferreiil embodiment of lion here shown, the desired clast-icit vidc-rl by includii lea -ill:

a inveny pro to each strap member two .ttfold wire 12, the bands or 'slrap members.

folds 12') of which are disposed in the manner shown in the drawings, the folds 13 being arranged in pairs. Each strap member is provided at one end with means for engaging the connecting member 0, the preferred means being hooks it forn'ied on the wires 12. and entering orifices 15 formed in the connecting member 0. The. folds 13 not only impart resilience to the strap members, but also serve as supports for coupling members 7'' which connect the suspender-e11ds with the Each coupling member is preferably of the form shown in. perspective in Fig. it being composed of a length of wire bent at its central portion to form a hook 1(3 adapted to engage a Suspender-end c. and also bent at its ends to form a pair of hooks 1''? adapted to engage two of the folds 13, the hooks .17 being detachably engaged with said folds so that the coupling f may be adjuetably secured to the corresponding strap member to atlord the desired adjustability' in the operative length of the suspenders. While each of the st *ap members a and L, Z), may be of the construction above described. I prefer to make the portionswof the shoulder strap which engage or bear upon the shoulders of the wearer of practi- -ally inelastic or inextensible ciiinstrnction, so that the shoufiler-engaging portions will not be capable of opening and closing like the Folds l3, and therefore will not have a tendency to pinch or engage the portions of the garment on which they hear. The shoulderengag ingr portions of the straps I; are each preferably composed of a series of elongated wire rings 18 which are hingedly connected by metal sleeves sockets. or rings 19. The elongation ol the rings 18 permits them to be longitudinally bent or curved to conform to the curvature of the wearers shoulder. The end portions of each shoulder strap Z) "tll'Q pre'l'erably composed of manifold wires l2 having the same form and relative arrangement as the wires 12 of the back strap a. the bends-or folds 133 at the front end portions of the shoulder straps constituting supports to engage the coupling members f which connect the front suspeiuler-ends with the shoulder straps.

The wire employed may be of any suit-' able metal, and if made of an oxidizablc metal. is preferably coated with nickel or otherwise treated to prevent rusting. The strap-connecting member 0 is preferably a thin metal plate. 

